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Technology and innovation have broken through the industrial age’s barriers to commerce at a pace and degree unimaginable even to the entrepreneurs and inventors who ushered us into this extraordinary era. The resulting progress has transformed how people around the world live, work, learn, and play. We have left behind a more remote, siloed world and have progressed to a dynamic, interconnected [...]
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ITI and its member companies are pleased that with tonight's Senate confirmations of new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly, the FCC is now at full strength. These confirmations could not come at a more critical time for our country and the tech industry. We look forward to working with Chairman Wheeler and Commissioner O’Rielly on issues [...]
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There’s no question that the revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs threaten the innovative vitality of the global digital economy, which means the restoration of public trust both in the U.S. government and the tech community is critical. At ITI, we have been working with the Obama Administration and leading members of Congress, and offering our recommendations [...]
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Dateline Geneva: The initiative to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) took an important step forward this week, increasing the chances of getting an ambitious outcome this year. If successful, this would represent the most commercially significant tariff reduction undertaking achieved by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the 17 years since the ITA was born. [...]
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The revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs have profoundly damaged the credibility of the U.S. government with significant spill-over impact for the tech sector. Restoring trust and stemming the damage will require a robust discussion on how to ensure that privacy and civil liberty considerations are appropriately addressed in connection with these programs. The [...]
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As the Brazilian lower house of Congress, Camara de Deputados, prepares to vote on the Internet Framework bill, ITI joined a coalition of nearly 50 global business groups urging in a letter to congressional leaders to reconsider proposed in-country data storage requirements. The proposals come from the Rousseff Administration and aim to secure Brazilian citizens’ data in response to NSA surveillance [...]
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Dateline Geneva: After some soul-searching and hard work in key capitals around the world, talks to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) have resumed this week in Geneva. There are a few notable items to highlight as the talks get underway again after three months of being in suspension. For starters, as widely reported a week ago, the Chinese are returning to Geneva [...]
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This week’s House and Senate vote on a short-term deal to re-open the government and extend the federal debt ceiling was the symbolic equivalent of a stroke victim taking his first few tentative yet positive steps in rehab. It’s not a perfect metaphor to describe the legislative paralysis that has gripped Washington, but it works when we think about what Congress needs to do going forward. With congressional [...]
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Dateline Seoul: The Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 is wrapping up today in South Korea. The expansive, two-day event has brought together a fascinating group of thought leaders from governments, international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry. Hosted by the Government of South Korea, the conference has drawn approximately 1,600 attendees from [...]
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After some fruitful discussions on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings just wrapping up in Bali and a boost from the APEC Leaders themselves, negotiations to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) are back on track. Recall the ITA talks were suspended in July after China showed up in Geneva with a super-sized list of products it wanted [...]
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